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Thailand bombs: Hua Hin resort hit by twin blasts | Thailand bombs: Hua Hin resort hit by twin blasts |
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Two bombs have exploded in the Thai resort of Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 10 people including foreign tourists, police say. | |
The bombs were hidden in plant pots spaced 50m (164 ft) apart, and detonated by mobile phones within half an hour of each other, they add. | |
Twin bombings are a regular occurrence in Thailand's three southern provinces, which are wracked by an insurgency. | Twin bombings are a regular occurrence in Thailand's three southern provinces, which are wracked by an insurgency. |
But it is rare to find such attacks in Thailand's tourist areas. | But it is rare to find such attacks in Thailand's tourist areas. |
Local reports say the woman who died was running a food stall in the area of the blasts. | |
Briton Mark Gainsford told the BBC he had been in a bar near the blasts: "I heard people shouting 'Bomb! Bomb!' but I didn't hear any blast. | |
"I ran out to see if I could help. I saw eight to 10 people injured, on the floor. The police arrived very quickly." | |
Hua Hin, an upmarket coastal resort on the Gulf of Thailand, is popular with foreign and Thai visitors. | |
Its royal palace is famous as the preferred home of King Bhumibol Adulyade. | |
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